|
 The connection between mathematics and
art goes back thousands of years. Mathematics has been
used in the design of Gothic cathedrals, Rose windows,
oriental rugs, mosaics and tilings. Geometric forms were
fundamental to the cubists and many abstract expressionists,
and award-winning sculptors have used topology as the
basis for their pieces. Dutch artist M.C. Escher represented
infinity, Möbius bands, tessellations, deformations,
reflections, Platonic solids, spirals, symmetry, and
the hyperbolic plane in his works.
Mathematicians and artists continue to
create stunning works in all media and to explore the
visualization of mathematics--origami, computer-generated
landscapes, tesselations, fractals, anamorphic art, and
more.
Jump to one of the galleries
|
|
|
Explore the world of mathematics and art, share an e-postcard, and bookmark this page to see new featured works..
Home > Carlo Séquin :: Mathematical Images
|
|
|
"125 tetrahedra in 25 projected 5-cells," (III) by Carlo Séquin, University of California, Berkeley
|
The 5-cell (the four-dimensional simplex) is composed of five tetrahedra. It has been projected into 3D Euclidean space so as to form a three-sided bi-pyramid. Twenty-five of those cells again outline the same projection of a 5-cell, with five cells at the vertices and two cells along each of the ten edges. The whole sculpture comprises 125 small tetrahedra, to celebrate the 125th birthday of the AMS. It was designed with SLIDE at U.C. Berkeley, and fabricated in 571 layers, each 0.01 inch thick, on a Fused Deposition Modeling machine. --- Carlo Séquin
This work is featured on a printed AMS 125th anniversary poster, free upon request.
|
|
|
